Senior Consultant- Agile Solutions

Plaster Group LLC is a business management consulting firm located in Seattle. We are currently looking to expand our team of Agile consultants. The ideal candidate will have strengths in organizational development, cultural change, conflict management, and both individual and team coaching. Previous experience working as a Scrum Master or Product Owner a plus. Agile certifications preferred.

Responsibilities / Activities

• Train team members on Agile process and methodologies. Provide objective guidance free of personal or political bias
• Understand goals of project, create Agile development strategy, assist in developing project planning and strategy
• Coach and mentor team on Agile process to improve understanding and efficiency; Answer questions that may arise
• Improve delivery team effectiveness through analysis, teaching, facilitation, and impediment removal
• Provide strong mentorship: focus on team members and continuous improvement. Create an environment that allows for meaningful collaboration
• Assess agile maturity of teams and coach to higher level of maturity at a sustainable pace
• Communicate with stakeholders to address Agile knowledge gaps and support agile effectiveness
• Identify and mitigate project risks
• Help product owner write user stories as needed
• Assist teams in estimating user stories

Desired Skills / Experience

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, business administration, or equivalent experience

• Past experience implementing Agile techniques in different cultures and environments
• Has successfully run Agile projects of varying size and complexities
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in Agile
• Knowledge of different Agile approaches (XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience with widely successful Agile techniques (User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games)

Other

• Respect for the individual and their contributions
• Actively listens to client and teammates; makes others better
• Critical thinker
• Positive attitude in challenging environments
• Driven to produce a quality product; is goal-oriented

Benefits

Plaster Group, LLC is proud to offer a robust benefits package to support the well-being of its employees and their families. Our benefits package includes the following:

• 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, vision, and dental coverage for employees and their eligible family members.
• 100% employer-paid premiums for Life, AD&D, Short term, and long-term disability insurance for employees
• 401k plan, with 3% employer matching.
• Employer contributed HRA (Healthcare Reimbursement Account) with preloaded funds for healthcare expenses such as copays, prescriptions, etc. Employees may contribute additionally towards their healthcare spending using pretax dollars via FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending program that allows you to contribute pretax dollars for childcare expenses
• Annual bonuses on hire date anniversary
• Generous time off of 4 weeks, accrued over time, annually
• 10 paid holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
• Annual Training & Development reimbursement program, plus an additional 16 hours of time off to take the training, attend the conference, etc.
• Annual Health & Wellness reimbursement program
• Monthly technology allowance automatically added to your paycheck
• Employee Assistance Program, with 4 free counseling sessions

Must be physically located in the Seattle area. Criminal background check required for all employees.

Plaster Group is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a culture of inclusion and diversity. We do not discriminate against a job applicant or an employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information or protected veteran status.